Trump’s fundraising site crashes after guilty verdict as both Biden and Trump campaigns use hush payment trial to drum up millions in donations

9 articles, oldest first.

1. Washington Examiner

   Trump guilty: Trump’s donation website crashes moments after verdict ↗ (opens Washington Examiner)

   Published May 30, 2024

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   Former President Donald Trump’s website for campaign donations crashed within minutes of his guilty verdict being announced on Thursday.

2. Fortune

   Trump’s fundraising site crashes after guilty verdict as both Biden and Trump campaigns use hush payment trial to drum up millions in donations ↗ (opens Fortune)

   Published May 30, 2024

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   Trump has proven highly effective at spinning his numerous indictments and arraignments into grassroots donations, out-raising the Biden campaign in April.

3. Gopusa

   Trump Donation Website Crashes as Cash Pours in After Guilty Verdict ↗ (opens Gopusa)

   Published May 30, 2024

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   Minutes after the jury returned a guilty verdict in former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial in New York, an influx of donations to his presidential campaign as an apparent show of support caused his donation page to temporarily become unavailable.

4. New York Times

   Trump’s Campaign Donor Website Crashes After Guilty Verdict ↗ (opens New York Times)

   Published May 30, 2024

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   Mr. Trump began soliciting donations off his felony conviction almost immediately after the verdict.

5. Blaze Media

   Republican donation platform crashes from overwhelming demand after jury drops guilty verdict against Trump ↗ (opens Blaze Media)

   Published May 30, 2024

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   Some took it as a sign that the verdict has backfired against Democrats.

6. RedState

   Trump Campaign and RNC Donation Websites Crash After NYC Guilty Verdict ↗ (opens RedState)

   Published May 30, 2024

7. Quartz

   Donald Trump's donor website crashed due to heavy traffic after his conviction ↗ (opens Quartz)

   Published May 30, 2024

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   The former president's historic guilty verdict quickly became a major fundraising opportunity

8. Breitbart News

   GOP's Online Donation Platform Overwhelmed After Trump Guilty Verdict ↗ (opens Breitbart News)

   Published May 30, 2024

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   Republicans' online donation website was so overwhelmed in the minutes after a Manhattan jury found Trump guilty that its functionality was incapacitated.

9. Townhall

   Trump Campaign Donation Page Temporarily Crashes After Guilty Verdict Announced ↗ (opens Townhall)

   Published May 30, 2024